Info for Prospective Respiratory Care Students

For admission requirements specific to the Respiratory Care program:

Respiratory Care Admission Packet.

For Allied Health requirements, read below:

INTRODUCTION

The objective of the admissions process is to admit qualified applicants to the Allied Health Programs. A rolling admissions process is used for this program; that is, completed applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified applicants who have completed the entire admission process will be admitted until each class reaches capacity. When there are more applicants than seats for each class, a waiting list is kept in the Health Sciences office. It is the responsibility of each applicant to verify his/her status on the waiting list with the Health Sciences Administrator.

To be eligible for admission to the Respiratory Care or Radiologic Technology Program, a person must:

• Have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
• Complete the Brookdale application.
• Take the basic skills placement test and complete any courses required as a result of scores.
• Have passing grades in high school Biology and Chemistry or pass the equivalent college courses.
• Complete the Respiratory Care or Radiologic Technology Program application.
• Pass (a composite score of 50 percent or higher) a standardized aptitude test (Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test – TEAS).
• Attend an Information Session.
• Be placed on the waiting list.
• Have accident and malpractice insurance (forms provided by the Health Sciences Division).
• Have current CPR certification.

Two (2) copies of high school/college transcripts are required. An official copy is to be sent directly to the Admissions Office. The other copy should be brought with the student for the meeting with the student development specialist (counselor). All communication with the Admissions Office should be addressed to:

Office of Admissions
Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
healthscienceadmissions@brookdalecc.edu

High school students who are in the Monmouth County Vocational School Health Program may submit an application during their junior or senior year if biology has been successfully completed, the student is currently enrolled in chemistry, and the TEAS has been scheduled. The placement test is taken during the second term of the senior year. The TEAS, and completion of developmental courses, however, must be completed before admission to the Radiologic Technology Program. Each semester, five seats are held annually for Monmouth County Vocational School Health Program students who have met the requirements listed above and who have graduated from high school within the past three years. Students who refuse an offer of admission will be placed at the end of the waiting list. High school graduates may, however, advance through the rolling admissions process at any time.

LEGAL LIMITATIONS TO LICENSURE FOR THE RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM

The Respiratory Care Board “may refuse to admit a person to an examination or may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any certificate, registration or license issued by the Board upon proof that the applicant or holder of such certificate, registration or license has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relating adversely to the activity regulated by the Board.”

“For the purpose of this subsection a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other such disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction.”

Uniform Enforcement Act 45:1:21

LEGAL LIMITATIONS TO LICENSURE FOR THE RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Any applicant seeking licensure from the Board of Radiologic Technology shall be aware of the following provisions:

The Board shall admit to examination for licensing any applicant who shall pay to the department a nonrefundable fee established by rule of the commission and submit satisfactory evidence, verified by oath or affirmation, that the applicant:

• at the time of application is at least 18 years old;
• is of good moral character;
• has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a secondary school approved by the State Board of Education, or passed an approved equivalency test.

Transfer of General Education Courses

There is no time limit on the transferability of general education courses with the exception of Anatomy and Physiology, which must have been taken within the last eight (8) years. Respiratory therapy or radiologic technology courses can be transferred only if they have been taken in the last two (2) years, and clinical skills must be validated in the College Lab. All respiratory therapy or radiologic technology courses must be completed in three (3) consecutive years.

Transfer of Anatomy and Physiology courses must meet the following criteria:

1. Transfer courses must come from a fully accredited institution.
2. A lab component must have been included in the course.
3. The course description is congruent with the requirements of the relevant Brookdale course.
4. A grade of “C” or better was earned.
5. The course(s) was completed within the last eight (8) years.